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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3-4
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-5-29
pubmed:abstractText
In this study, CTAB-Al-montmorillonite complexes were synthesized by pre-modifying montmorillonite using different concentrations of surfactant (resulting in different surfactant loadings and basal spacings), then pillaring the organoclays with hydroxy-Al cations. The resultant inorganic-organic montmorillonite complexes were characterized using FTIR, with a combination of XRD, TG and chemical analysis. This study indicates that the basal spacings of the CTAB-Al-montmorillonite complexes and the amounts of Al-contained pillars strongly depend on the surfactant loadings in the clay interlayer space, resulted from the mobility variation of the intercalated surfactants. During pillaring hydroxy-Al cations into clay interlayer space, part of the intercalated surfactants were removed, resulting in a decrease of the ordering of alkyl chains and the frequency shifts of Si(Al)-O, Si-O-Al and (M-O)(Td) stretching vibrations. The hydrophobicity of the CTAB-Al-montmorillonite complex also strongly depends on the surfactant loading whereas that of the CTAB-Al-montmorillonite complex is relative lower than that of the corresponding organoclay, indicated by the frequency shift of the vibrations corresponding to the sorbed water and their contents estimated by TG curves. With the decrease of the sorbed water content, the frequency of the band of H-O-H bending (nu(2)) shifts to higher frequency while the O-H stretching vibration (nu(1) and nu(3)) shifts to lower frequency, indicating that H(2)O is less hydrogen bonded. Meanwhile, the ordered conformations of the alkyl chains in CTAB-Al-montmorillonite complex decrease when compared with that of the corresponding organoclay.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1386-1425
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
67
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1030-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
FTIR investigation of CTAB-Al-montmorillonite complexes.
pubmed:affiliation
Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't